Soft actuators for real-world applications

M Li, A Pal, A Aghakhani, A Pena-Francesch… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Inspired by physically adaptive, agile, reconfigurable and multifunctional soft-bodied
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …

Engineered living materials for sustainability

B An, Y Wang, Y Huang, X Wang, Y Liu, D Xun… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

Untethered small-scale magnetic soft robot with programmable magnetization and integrated multifunctional modules

Y Dong, L Wang, N Xia, Z Yang, C Zhang, C Pan… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Intelligent magnetic soft robots capable of programmable structural changes and
multifunctionality modalities depend on material architectures and methods for controlling …

Sensing in soft robotics

C Hegde, J Su, JMR Tan, K He, X Chen, S Magdassi - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Soft robotics is an exciting field of science and technology that enables robots to manipulate
objects with human-like dexterity. Soft robots can handle delicate objects with care, access …

3D-printed microrobots from design to translation

SR Dabbagh, MR Sarabi, MT Birtek, S Seyfi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microrobots have attracted the attention of scientists owing to their unique features to
accomplish tasks in hard-to-reach sites in the human body. Microrobots can be precisely …

Soft actuators for soft robotic applications: A review

N El-Atab, RB Mishra, F Al-Modaf… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robotics technologies are paving the way toward robotic abilities which are vital for a
wide range of applications, including manufacturing, manipulation, gripping, human …

A high-accuracy, real-time, intelligent material perception system with a machine-learning-motivated pressure-sensitive electronic skin

X Wei, H Li, W Yue, S Gao, Z Chen, Y Li, G Shen - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Developing e-skins that can perceive stimuli with high sensitivity and material recognition
functionality at low cost is of great importance to intelligent perception. Here, a hybrid e-skin …

An anti‐freezing, ambient‐stable and highly stretchable ionic skin with strong surface adhesion for wearable sensing and soft robotics

B Ying, RZ Chen, R Zuo, J Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Natural living systems such as wood frogs develop tissues composed of active hydrogels
with cryoprotectants to survive in cold environments. Recently, hydrogels have been …

Electronic skins and machine learning for intelligent soft robots

B Shih, D Shah, J Li, TG Thuruthel, YL Park, F Iida… - Science Robotics, 2020 - science.org
Soft robots have garnered interest for real-world applications because of their intrinsic safety
embedded at the material level. These robots use deformable materials capable of shape …

Advances in biosensing and environmental monitoring based on electrospun nanofibers

S Kang, K Zhao, DG Yu, X Zheng, C Huang - Advanced Fiber Materials, 2022 - Springer
Electrospun nanofibers (NFs) are directly produced by electrospinning technology. They are
useful in a series of applications such as excellent performance in biosensing and …